Caroline Craig (born 30 April 1975 in

Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ...

, Victoria,

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) is an Australian actress, based in

. Caroline completed a BA at

Melbourne University The University of Melbourne (colloquially known as Melbourne University) is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in the state of Victoria. Its ...

before graduating from NIDA (

National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, it offers bachelor's, master's and vocational degrees in subjects including acting ...

) in 1999.

Career

Television

Caroline first appeared as series regular Sergeant Tess Gallagher in Channel Seven's drama series ''

Blue Heelers ''Blue Heelers'' is an Australian police drama series that was produced by Southern Star Group and ran for twelve years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. Although based around the policing of the town, the series generally depicted th ...

'' (2000 - 2003). In 2008 she appeared as Detective Jacqui James in ''Underbelly'', and has since narrated the ''Underbelly'' series for Channel Nine. Most recently she played the role of Matron Grace Wilson in the

ABC1 ABC TV, formerly known as ABC1, is an Australian national public television network. It is owned and operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and is the flagship (broadcasting), flagship ABC Television (Australian TV network), A ...

mini series '' ANZAC Girls'', which screened in 2014.

Stage

Since graduating from NIDA, Caroline has worked for

Melbourne Theatre Company The Melbourne Theatre Company is a theatre company based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1953 as the Union Theatre Repertory Company at the Union Theatre at the University of Melbourne, it is the oldest professional theatre com ...

Sydney Theatre Company Sydney Theatre Company (STC) is an Australian theatre company based in Sydney, New South Wales. The company performs in the Wharf Theatre at Dawes Point in The Rocks area of Sydney as well as the Roslyn Packer Theatre (formerly Sydney Theatre ...

, State Theatre Company of South Australia,

Bell Shakespeare Bell Shakespeare is an Australian theatre company specialising in the works of William Shakespeare, his contemporaries and other classics. Founded by actor John Bell and based in Sydney, it is Australia's only national theatre company. Apart f ...

Company,

Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne Malthouse Theatre is the resident theatre company of The Malthouse building in Southbank, part of the Melbourne Arts Precinct. In the 1980s it was known as the Playbox Theatre Company and was housed in the Playbox Theatre in Melbourne's CBD. ...

and Griffin Theatre Company. Caroline has also directed a number of independent theatre productions including ''S-27'' for Griffin Independent. In 2013 Caroline performed in ''Yes, Prime Minister'', touring Australia and New Zealand.

Filmography

Film appearances

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Craig, Caroline 1975 births Actresses from Melbourne Australian television actresses Living people People educated at Geelong Grammar School People educated at Melbourne Girls Grammar National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni University of Melbourne alumni